Background
Shannon, James Patrick was born on February 16, 1921 in South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Patrick Joseph and Mary Alice (McAuliffe) Shannon.
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An important period in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States is captured by one of the people who made that history: James Shannon, the first bishop to resign from his office over a matter of conscience. Bishop James Shannon marched shoulder to shoulder with Martin Luther King in Selma, protested the Vietnam War before it was fashionable, was elected the spokesperson for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was the youngest college president in the country, hosted a landmark NBC Special on "The New American Catholic, " and decided he had to resign when he felt like a hypocrite trying to defend Humanae Vitae which he saw as harmful to people's lives. Beloved by many when he was a bishop, James Shannon continued to serve people as a lawyer and foundation executive, and found love himself when he met Ruth and they married. Reluctant Dissenter records his remarkable journey, and inspires as it informs.
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Bishop Shannon resigned from the episcopate when he could no longer reconcile his personal convictions about family planning with Vatican policy. Now happily married, he writes about a more democratic and inclusive church in an age of increasing authoritarianism.
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Shannon, James Patrick was born on February 16, 1921 in South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Patrick Joseph and Mary Alice (McAuliffe) Shannon.
Bachelor in Classics, College St. Thomas, St. Paul, 1941. Master of Arts in English, University Minnesota, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1955.
Juris Doctor, University New Mexico, 1973. Doctor of Laws, University Notre Dame, 1964. Doctor of Laws, Macalester College, 1964.
Doctor of Laws, Lora College, 1964. Doctor of Laws, DePaul University, 1965. Doctor of Laws, St. Mary's College, 1965.
Doctor of Laws, Carleton College, 1965. Doctor of Laws, Creighton University, 1966. Doctor of Laws, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1979.
Doctor of Laws, William Mitchell College Law, 1980. Doctor of Letters, Seton Hall, 1965. Doctor of Letters, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1966.
Doctor of Letters, University Minnesota, 1966. Juris Utriusque Doctor, Lawrence University, 1969.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1946; assistant professor of history, College St. Thomas, 1954-1956; president, College St. Thomas, 1956-1966; auxiliary bishop, Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1965-1968; pastor, St. Helna Parish, Minneapolis, 1966-1968; tutor Greek, St. John's College, Santa Fe, 1969-1970; vice president, St. John's College, 1969-1970; columnist, writer, foundation consultant, 1970-1979, 88-90; member firm, Sutin, Thayer & Browne, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, 1973-1974; executive director, Minneapolis Foundation, 1974-1978; vice president, General Mills, Inc., 1980-1988; senior consultant, National Council on Founds., Washington, since 1988. Director Midwest Importers, Inc., 1988-1996.
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Board directors James J. Hill Library., St. Paul, 1985-1994, Institute Ecumenical and Cultural Research, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1985-2003, chairman, 1990-1994. Board directors Indiana Sector, Washington, 1988-1994, New Mexico Community Foundation, 1991-1995, General Service Foundation, 1991-1994. Council Conference Board, 1982-1988.
Chairman Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for Upper Midwest Selection Committee, 1976-1986. Chairman council foundations, Washington, 1984-1985. Vice chairman Foundation Center, New York City.
Senior consultant Council on Foundations. Member District of Columbia Bar Association, New Mexico Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Minneapolis Club (board governors 1989-1996, president 1994-1995).
Married Ruth Church Wilkinson, August 2, 1969.